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4 Android Apps for American League Central Division Fans

Last year the Tigers roared to an easy victory in capturing the American League Central Division’s title. Nearing the midway point of the 2012 season, appearances, though admittedly deceiving, indicate that at least the White Sox and Indians are not inclined to allow the AL Central crown to be so easily awarded. Those interested in the outcome of the annual melee will want to have one or more of these apps loaded on their Android phone to assure that they can figure out what went wrong or what went right this year with their favorite team.

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Android Apps for National League Eastern Division Baseball Fans

The National League’s Eastern Division is one of the more difficult divisions to achieve prominence in during this 2012 season. With the heretofore notoriously uncompetitive Nationals contributing to a dog eat dog pennant fight for the ages. Only four teams can make this coveted list. So don’t feel too slighted if your team isn’t on it. The first four teams are selected in the order that they are in, in the standings, at the time of my writing this post. The 2012 baseball season is fully under way. Weigh the ups and downs, the chances and the possibilities, with this list of Android apps for the discerning NL East baseball fan.

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Android Apps for National League Central Division Baseball Fans

The National League’s Central Division is full of surprises this year. Teams are jockeying for position to gain the right to compete in the playoffs in September. There is a lot of baseball to play before the winner is decided. So don’t let yourself be caught unawares. Make sure that you have one of these apps on your Android phone. Or you may spend the winter wondering just what happened. It is important to follow your favorite club no matter what. Don’t wimp out just because the odds are against your local nine. It isn’t over until every team is statistically eliminated. History is chock full of many championship teams that took the baseball world by complete surprise. That is what makes baseball the great sport that it is.

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Create a Mail Merge from Existing Excel List

Creating a Mail Merge from an existing list, especially when that list is being imported from Excel, is really quite an easy task.

So easy, even Santa could do it.

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How to Use Mail Merge Lists in Word

I don’t know about you, but many a time I have opened up a new Word document only to be met with the old familiar feeling of intimidation. There are so many fantastic features that seem to be hidden away in an endless array of tool bars and drop down menus.

This intimidation surely has no place. Microsoft has done a wonderful job of making all features of their Office products rather user friendly. My first attempt at completing a mail merge was timid and slow as I familiarized myself with the process and its features. Once familiarized however, this process has become second nature.

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iPhone Apps for American League Eastern Division Baseball Fans

The American League’s Eastern Division may be the most difficult one in all of professional baseball. With the deepest pockets this side of the Mississippi, the Yankees and Red Sox alone assure players and fans alike that this division is no walk in the park. The Blue Jays are usually competitive as now are the Rays. The Orioles have finally come of age and are giving them all a run for their astronomical salaries. It’s not only expensive to watch every game in person, but with everyone’s busy schedule it is darn near impossible. Make sure to download your favorite team’s iPhone app. Stay in the loop for what promises to be some exciting baseball drama in the 2012 season and beyond.

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How to Use the Mail Merge Feature in Word

The Microsoft Mail Merge feature and I have a love-hate relationship. About twelve years ago, while I was employed as an intern for a consular service, I was asked to draft a letter that was to be mailed to five hundred people. I was given a list of addresses on a sheet of paper and asked to print the letters and envelopes after drafting them in a Word document and send them on their way. I was given two days to complete this task along with the excessive amount of other work I was to keep up on simultaneously.

I spent hours typing out each address and copying and pasting the content of the letter into each document prior to sending the envelopes and letters to print. Imagine the anger I felt when upon completing the project with little time to spare, my boss pointed out that I could have used the Excel version of the address list and the mail merge feature to have completed the task in a fraction of the time.

So you see, I love the mail merge feature for its ability to simplify my life immensely, but I hate it for not having introduced itself sooner.

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iPhone Apps for the American League Western Division Baseball Fan

Major League Baseball’s American League Western Division teams each have only three other teams to contend with in their annual hunt for playoff gold. Some teams have all the luck. It could be the Milwaukee Brewers’ fault for defecting to the National League a while back. Now there are 14 teams total in the AL to the NL’s 16 teams. Everything seems to work out and if the Western Division get’s a pass by only having 4 total teams, then that’s how the baseball cookies crumble. Install these four apps on your iPhone to become the baseball analyst supreme.

Texas Baseball Live

Texas Baseball Live sends you the newest facts and figures about the 2011 American League Champions right to your iPhone for perusal at your convenience. Can Ron Washington pilot those Rangers to still another 1^st place finish in the AL West? They are the team to beat this year. Don’t miss the trials and tribulations of the champs’ dramas. Download this app to receive the best, news, blues and gossip about the Rangers 2012 season. Program it into your Twitter feed to make sure that you cover all of the bases.

Oakland Baseball Live

Oakland Baseball Live is the app that you need for the best coverage of A’s baseball. The team that brought you ‘Money Ball’ is a perennial contender in the AL Western division. Brad Pitt has exquisitely brought to life the savvy business decisions of Oakland’s Billy Beane. How he gets the most for the least has confounded the experts and deep pocketed teams to distraction. Yuan Ventures is a leader in baseball apps for the iPhone. Download this app and learn the whys and the hows. The news centric data feeds and collection of content-rich sources shines in the Oakland sun.

Seattle Baseball

Seattle Baseball is the next best thing to being at Safeco Field. The app gives you the complete low down on the team. Get it to learn the entire goings on of this outstanding baseball team and their efforts to turn around a disappointing stretch of baseball purgatory. With a dedicated fan base leading the way, anything is possible in this new 2012 season. Remember always that it’s how you play the game and to always root for your team no matter what. With a beautiful park like Safeco, you can still count your blessings. Say a prayer for Wedge and hope for a miracle.

Anaheim Baseball

Anaheim Baseball tells it like it is. The Angels are a baseball team from Anaheim, not really Los Angeles. They are different cities aren’t they? They shoot horses don’t they? Oh well. I know that it isn’t the fans’ fault. They are victims of baseball’s rampant commercialism. The players and the fans are what it is all about. If the owners seek to distance themselves from their true roots, then that is their right I, I reckon. It is pretty cool that they got that big fancy home run hitter from the Cardinals. I suppose he will start hitting some time during the season. In the meantime, if they can just keep throwing those no-hitters, they just may have a shot at the playoffs.

iPhone Apps for National League Eastern Division Baseball Fans

Welcome to the second installment of lists of iPhone apps that you need to follow your favorite baseball team to glory or to that proverbial agony of defeat. Thanks to the many readers who have made this series the awesome success that it is. It ain’t over until it’s over. So ignore the naysayers and root for your team until every statistical probability is exhausted. That is the way of the true baseball fan. It is about hope and optimism. These apps will give you the low down on the home town boys of summer.

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4 iPad Apps for Writers

If you’re a writer, the iPad has a plethora of applications available for all of your creative, scholarly and professional needs. The following article provides a description of four good apps for writing on the iPad. Each has different features to suit your different tastes. In addition, all of them sync to Dropbox, a free online sharing service for all kinds of documents, photos and videos.

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